nest

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英[nest]
美[nest]

基本釋義

n.
巢; 安樂窩; 窩點; 一套物件
v.
筑巢; 嵌套信息

詞性變化

實用例句

a nest of thieves

賊窩

牛津詞典

to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home)

離開安樂窩

牛津詞典

a nest of tables

一套桌子

牛津詞典

Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.

成千上萬的海鳥在懸崖上筑巢。

牛津詞典

I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.

我能看到巖石上的鷹巢。

Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.

一些鳥類會彼此緊挨著筑巢。

...nesting sites.

巢址

Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.

一些獨居蜂會把巢筑在田間的地洞里。

...a rat's nest.

鼠穴

My wife seems to be building a nest of her own at Osborne House...

我夫人像是要把奧斯本莊園變成自己的安樂窩。

The baby had been asleep in her nest of pink and white blankets.

嬰兒睡在粉色和白色毛毯鋪成的小窩里。

...Biarritz, notorious in those days as a nest of spies...

比亞里茨,那時候出了名的間諜老巢

Are you telling me that you've got your own little nest of informers in the Police Department?

你是說你在警察局有一幫通風(fēng)報信的?

Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest.

相比追逐私利,瑪麗更樂意幫助他人。

When their children had flown the nest, he and his wife moved to a thatched cottage in Dorset.

孩子們獨立生活后,他和妻子搬到多塞特的茅草屋去住了。

The home is a warm nest.

家是一個溫暖的巢.

期刊摘選

The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.

黑鸝巢里有四個蛋.

《簡明英漢詞典》

A program shall not attempt to nest compilation of definitions.

一個程式必須不能嘗試巢狀編譯定義.

期刊摘選

Some high class restaurants put bird's nest on top of the custard.

一些高級餐館把燕窩放在奶羹的頂部.

期刊摘選

As the mother bird flies and builds her nest , just so youth bird does.

幼鳥像母親那樣飛翔和筑巢.

期刊摘選

The palace was a nest of intrigue.

這座宮殿曾是陰謀詭計的策源地.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

[諺]家丑不可外揚.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house.

燕子正在我們的屋檐下筑巢.

《簡明英漢詞典》

His criticisms of the president stirred up a hornet's nest.

他對董事長的批評造成眾憤難平.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Summer migrants nest here.

夏天候鳥來這里筑巢.

《簡明英漢詞典》

真題例句

When they returned home, their droppings end up all around their nesting sites, including in nearby ponds.

出自-2016年12月聽力原文

Some 10,000 pairs of the birds, called fulmars, a kind of Arctic seabird, make their nests on Devon Island, north at the Arctic circle.

出自-2016年12月聽力原文

And instead of showing just the typical pair of eggs in a hummingbird nest, she painted four.

2018年12月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

So far this year, water levels have been too high for the flamingos to nest.

2017年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

Three-quarters of the world's flamingos fly over from other salt lakes in the Rift Valley and nest on salt-crystal islands that appear when the water is at a specific level一too high and the birds can't build their nests, too low and predators can move bri

2017年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — lunch! the parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Dr Dominoni, who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns, said lack of sleep could put the birds' health at risk.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

First they collected sound data from 67 nests in four sites in queensland before and after hatching.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Never allow dogs or other pets to run freely in areas of nesting bird, other wildlife, or where signposted.

2015年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

Observe signs to approach nesting birds.

2015年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 選項

Beavers build dams and birds make nests.

出自-2012年考研閱讀原文

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

  • 2. a kind of gun emplacement;

    "a machine-gun nest"

    "a nest of snipers"

  • 3. a cosy or secluded retreat

  • 4. a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality;

    "a nest of thieves"

  • 5. furniture pieces made to fit close together

Verb
  • 1. inhabit a nest, usually after building;

    "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

  • 2. fit together or fit inside;

    "nested bowls"

  • 3. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;

    "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"

    "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

  • 4. gather nests

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